Where does “ujëzi” come from?

ujëzi (Albanian) comes from Albanian zi, from Albanian zëi, from Proto-Albanian džedi, from Proto-Albanian džedíja, from Proto-Albanian gʷedijos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰo-.

ujëzi (Albanian): miserly (person)

Definitions

  1. miserly (person)

Ancestry of “ujëzi”, step by step

ujëzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian zi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianziblack
2Albanianzëi—
3Proto-Albaniandžediblack
4Proto-Albaniandžedíja—
5Proto-Albaniangʷedijos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷoh₁dʰo-—

via Albanian ujë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianujëwater
2Proto-Albanianudrijā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰo- →Every word from Proto-Albanian gʷedijos →Every word from Proto-Albanian džedíja →